
Tae - Jumping, flying, to kick or smash with the foot.
Kwon - Fist, to punch or destroy with the hand or fist.
Do - The art or way.
Taekwon-Do - The mental training and techniques of unarmed combat for self-defense as well as health. It involves the skilled application of punches, kicks, blocks and doges with bare hands and feet for the rapid destruction of a moving opponent or opponents.*
9th gup - Chon-ji
8th gup - Dan-Gun
7th gup - Do-San
6th gup - Won-Hyo
5th gup - Yul-Gok
4th gup - Joong-Gun
3rd gup - Toi-Gye
2nd gup - Hwa-Rang
1st gup - Choong-Moo